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Synopsis

Produced before the United States entered World War II, the 1941 Warner Brothers anti-Nazi film Underground clearly illustrated our growing concerns about Hitler’s Germany. Concerns that proved to be well-founded.

The gripping story follows two brothers: Eric (Philip Dorn), the leader of an underground resistance group that broadcasts a clandestine radio program, and Kurt Frankel (Jeffrey Lynn), a maimed but loyal German soldier who returns home unaware of his brother’s activities.

Directed by Vincent Sherman (All Through the Night, The Hard Way), Underground steers clear of the usual war movie clichés as it builds plenty of tension, as the Gestapo gets close to uncovering the underground network, the resistance relocates its operations to avoid capture, and Kurt begins to suspect his brothers.